Smith v. Celotex Corp.

BECK, Judge:

This is an appeal by GAF Corporation from a judgment against it after a jury trial of appellee Robert A. Smith’s personal injury claims. 1 Smith was employed as an applicator of finished asbestos products, including pipe covering products, at least one of which was manufactured by GAF. He instituted suit against GAF and several other asbestos manufacturing defendants on February 19, 1980. A jury trial was conducted from January 21, 1986 to February 13, 1986. Trial was had in reverse bifurcated procedure. The first phase adjudicated medical causation and compensatory damages…